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Template:Infobox units The Cyclops is a one-eyed, 12-foot giant who wields a large wooden club to great effect. In Age of Mythology, it is a Greek Myth Unit available to worshipers of Ares.

Additionally, there are two Cyclops Heroes. First there is Polyphemus, who is Poseidon's terrestrial Mythic Age Hero. The second is Gargarensis, the scheming chief antagonist in the Fall of the Trident campaign. Gargarensis is actually playable in Scenario 16, Good Advice. Like the regular Cyclops, his special attack is a lethal throw.

Special Attack

Throw: the Cyclops picks up a human unit and hurls it, killing the unit, hurting anyone who is in the way and knocking trees over. Recharge time: 15 seconds.

Attack Bonuses

  • Myth Units x2
  • Heroes x0.5

Upgrades

Specific

  • WillOfKronos Will of Kronos (Ares): upgrades to Elder Cyclops and increases hack attack by 50%, doubles crush attack and decreases training time by 25%.

General

Strategy

The Cyclops has the most hit points of any Classical Age myth unit and is the most powerful. Its special attack is lethal to any human unit and the throw often causes collateral damage as well. The Cyclops is also excellent against buildings, especially when upgraded to the Elder Cyclops. Despite their slow speed, they are excellent additions to early game raids as their sheer power can be used to destroy important enemy constructions such as Watch Towers or Barracks.

It's best to use Heroes or more powerful myth units to take out a Cyclops. They are particularly susceptible to ranged heroes such as Priests and myth units such as Wadjets who can attack from a distance. Furthermore, Cyclopes are expensive in terms of resources and population so they are hard to mass and even the loss of just one is significant. But if well defended and regularly healed, Cyclopes will continue to be useful as the game progresses. For example, they can protect Siege Weapons by throwing away any stronger late game human units attacking it, including the Egyptian War Elephant and the Chinese General.

Mythology

Scientific name – Cyclops cyclops
Size – 12' tall
Diet – Omnivore, likes mutton

Giants with one central eye, the Cyclopes were storm gods in early Greek mythology. In some tales they became smiths and worked with Hephaestus on Zeus' thunderbolts. In other tales there were only three Cyclopes, representing thunder, lightning, and a thunderbolt. In classical Greece, the "lesser cyclopes" were seen as the sons of Poseidon, bestial and violent, who were avoided and feared. There were also wise and powerful "elder Cyclopes" that were the sons of Kronos.

Trivia

  • The visual design of the Cyclops seems to be heavily inspired by the Cyclops appearing in the 1958 film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.

Gallery

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Myth units in Age of Mythology
GreekPortrait Greeks
ArchaicAge Archaic Age PegasusIcon Pegasus ยท HippocampusIcon Hippocampus
ClassicalAge Classical Age CentaurIcon Centaur ยท MinotaurIcon Minotaur ยท CyclopsIcon Cyclops
HeroicAge Heroic Age NemeanLionIcon Nemean Lion ยท HydraIcon Hydra ยท ScyllaIcon Scylla ยท ManticoreIcon Manticore
MythicAge Mythic Age ColossusIcon Colossus ยท MedusaIcon Medusa ยท CarcinosIcon Carcinos ยท ChimeraIcon Chimera
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanGreekIcon Titan
EgyptianPortrait Egyptians
ArchaicAge Archaic Age BaboonIcon Ape of Set
ClassicalAge Classical Age AnubiteIcon Anubite ยท PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Serpent ยท PlagueOfSerpentsIcon Sea Snake ยท SphinxIcon Sphinx ยท WadjetIcon Wadjet ยท GazelleIcon Gazelle of Set ยท HyenaIcon Hyena of Set
HeroicAge Heroic Age PetsuchosIcon Petsuchos ยท RocIcon Roc ยท ScarabIcon Scarab ยท LeviathanIcon Leviathan ยท ScorpionManIcon Scorpion Man ยท MinionIcon Minion ยท GiraffeIcon Giraffe of Set ยท CrocodileIcon Crocodile of Set
MythicAge Mythic Age PhoenixIcon Phoenix ยท WarTurtleIcon War Turtle ยท AvengerIcon Avenger ยท MummyIcon Mummy ยท HippopotamusIcon Hippopotamus of Set ยท RhinocerosIcon Rhinoceros of Set
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanEgyptianIcon Titan
NorsePortrait Norse
ArchaicAge Archaic Age RavenIcon Raven
ClassicalAge Classical Age TrollIcon Troll ยท ValkyrieIcon Valkyrie ยท EinherjarIcon Einherjar
HeroicAge Heroic Age KrakenIcon Kraken ยท MountainGiantIcon Mountain Giant ยท WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Tree ยท FrostGiantIcon Frost Giant ยท BattleBoarIcon Battle Boar
MythicAge Mythic Age JormundElverIcon Jormund Elver ยท FimbulwinterWolfIcon Fimbulwinter Wolf ยท FenrisWolfBroodIcon Fenris Wolf Brood ยท FireGiantIcon Fire Giant ยท NidhoggIcon Nidhogg
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanNorseIcon Titan
AtlanteanPortrait Atlanteans
ClassicalAge Classical Age AutomatonIcon Automaton ยท PrometheanIcon Promethean (Offspringยท CaladriaIcon Caladria ยท ServantIcon Servant ยท CarnivoraIcon Carnivora
HeroicAge Heroic Age NereidIcon Nereid ยท SatyrIcon Satyr ยท StymphaliaBirdIcon Stymphalian Bird ยท DryadIcon Dryad ยท BehemothIcon Behemoth
MythicAge Mythic Age HekaGigantesIcon Heka Gigantes ยท ManOWarIcon Man O' War ยท ArgusIcon Argus ยท LampadesIcon Lampades ยท TartarianSpawnIcon Tartarian Spawn
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanAtlanteanIcon Titan
ChinesePortrait Chinese
ClassicalAge Classical Age QilinIcon Qilin ยท MonkeyKingIcon Monkey King ยท TerracottaWarriorIcon Terracotta Warrior
HeroicAge Heroic Age WarSalamanderIcon War Salamander ยท JiangshiIcon Jiangshi ยท PixiuIcon Pixiu
MythicAge Mythic Age AzureDragonIcon Azure Dragon ยท DragonTurtleIcon Dragon Turtle ยท VermilionBirdIcon Vermilion Bird ยท WhiteTigerIcon White Tiger ยท EarthDragonIcon Earth Dragon
SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Age TitanChineseIcon Titan
Other
Campaign Special-c-azure-dragon-icon Ao Kuang ยท Titan Gaia Icon Gaia ยท Titan Kronos Icon Kronos ยท PolarBearIcon Polaris ยท Titan Prometheus Icon Prometheus ยท AnubiteIcon Theris*
Cheat Bella icon Bella ยท WalkingWoodsIcon Walking Berry Bush
Scenario Editor-exclusive AoM Vulture Icon Harpy ยท MountainGiantIcon Santa ยท AoM Vulture Icon Vulture
Cut ApepIcon Apep ยท MinotaurIcon Golem ยท Griffon Icon Griffon ยท CyclopsIcon Trollkarien
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